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Poor actor that may be cured? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ham

This clue is a double definition.

'poor actor' is the first definition.
(ham can mean a bad or over-the-top actor)

'that may be cured?' is the second definition.
(as in cured ham)

(Other definitions for ham that I've seen before include "under twenty-eight [HIP]" , "One of Noah's sons" , "Meat; radio operator" , "Bad actor; Noah son" , "Poor person acting" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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